The Giro Bello 2018

Packet Pick-Up – Friday, June 22, 2018

Packet pick-up will be held Friday, June 22, 2018 between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at O’Reilly Media in Sebastopol. You will need to present a PHOTO ID. If you are picking up for someone else, you will need to bring a copy of their PHOTO ID. You will need to present these IDs to our volunteers.

Event Day Packet Pick-Up: We strongly encourage riders to pick up registration packets on Friday, June 22, 2018. However, packet pick up will be available between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. at the expo area located at O’Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol. Photo ID still required.

Event Day – Saturday, June 23, 2018 – O’Reilly Media, Sebastopol

3 beautiful rides; 3 start times

Our photographers requests that riders put their bibs on the front of their Jersey so they can capture the number. It makes it easier to search for their photos after the event.

Century Route: Suggested START TIME: 6:30 a.m. with no later than 8:00 a.m.

Metric Century: Suggested START TIME: 7:00 a.m.

Family Ride: Suggested START TIME: 9:00 a.m.

Rest stops closures will be timed with the above push-off times taking into account a moderate pace. Slower riders should begin early!

SAG support closes at 5:00 p.m.

Expo closes at 4:00 p.m., although meals will still be available to late riders who arrive by 4:30 p.m.

Parking

Parking is available at O’Reilly Media. It will also be available along Highway 116 and Mill Station Road, but will be limited. Please be careful of no-parking areas and cross the road at the cross walk located at the corner of Mill Station Road and 116. We also encourage you to carpool. Please be mindful of neighboring homes and businesses and park at O’Reilly Media or on public streets.

Porta-potties will be available at the Expo and on route.

This is not a race!

Personal records are great, but please be safe and mindful of fellow riders and traffic.

Lunch Stop

The lunch stop will be at Old Felta Schoolhouse which is at mile 59 for the Century ride and mile 50 for the Metric ride (see the routes page).

Post-Ride Meal

All riders receive a post-ride meal. Don’t forget to have your meal tickets handy. Family and friends may purchase meals directly from our food vendors. Additional soda tickets may be purchased for $2 and additional beer tickets for $4.

Transfers

Transfers will be allowed until June 1, 2018 with a $25 processing fee. There are no refunds.

Giro Bello Jerseys for 2018 can be ordered when you register. You can go to Giro Bello Store for more information and a link to the Voler website to check out sizing of the jersey. You will only be able to order a jersey when you register on the Bike Monkey website.